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• I believe I have demonstrated these qualities among um along with the strong analytical skills necessary
• necessary to navigate analytical skills necessary to navigate complex<00:03:53.200><c> decisions.
• of uh undermining base load electricity and<00:13:12.640><c> driving</c><00:13:13.120><c> up</c><00:
• He bundled together 10 projects on community and faith-based organizations across the Twin Cities.
• organizations across the faith-based organizations across the Twin<00:36:11.800><c> Cities.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm going to bring the committee through what the bill does: create seasonal and recreational tax-based
• It helps our Greater Minnesota school districts that don't have the same tax benefits. ...tax base of
• That reduction would be a game-changer, transforming how our voters perceive school funding and making
• Okay, just making sure. provided a short bill description, just explaining what the seasonal tax base
• I learned that lots of kids stay up late playing video games.

Bills: HF51 , HF1161 , HF2201 , HF2786 , HF1053

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• The Broncos won that game 24 to 10. Why is that?
• aspects and they scored certain points that led to a certain team total on the board that won the game
• So, much like a football game, you have to win the right amount of states to get the right magic number
• Listen, we're not playing a game of telephone. We go through, every guy's over a long time.
• We're not playing a game of telephone. We go through the chair, then we ask the question.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Base budget. How much is the base budget for the guards?
• Is it based on everybody applying, or just a percentage? It's based on everybody applying.
• So that's in the base.
• </c><03:16:00.720><c> so</c><03:16:01.479><c> the</c> based on a pool-based recruitment so the based
• That increases, you know, critical thinking skills, collaboration, communication skills.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This plan, as I said, is based on the 2020 census data. Thank you.
• And based on that suggestion, the next morning, we invited all the congressional members.
• But based on your suggestion, early the next morning, we started the process by 10 o'clock.
• Business moves into Parker, we share that economic base.
• It's not a game, is it? I urge you to stop this undemocratic, ridiculous political maneuver.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> as well as folks down in the house based as well as folks down in the house based on<01:11:55.199
• You could do big game hunting when you were 11, as long as you turned 12 by the end of the year.
• The Game and Fish was thrilled with it.
• The game and fish was was happy.
• The game and fish was thrilled<01:25:18.719><c> with</c><01:25:18.960><c> it.

Keywords: 916, all

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• for special forces training at Marine for special forces training at Marine Corps<00:37:01.280><c> Base
• Camp Pendleton, California, a Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, a group<00:37:03.119><c> that</
• </c><00:39:57.760><c> And</c><00:39:58.000><c> whereas</c> and a Denver Broncos game.
• And whereas and a Denver Broncos game.
• </c> in the game announcements. in the game announcements.

Keywords: 981, all

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• This section would permit the Department of Fish and Wildlife to assess a fee for additional big game
• tags or big game permits that are not explicitly provided for in statute.
• </c> assess a fee for additional big game assess a fee for additional big game tags<00:04:29.759><c>
• or</c><00:04:30.080><c> big</c><00:04:30.240><c> game</c><00:04:30.560><c> permits</c><00:04:31.199><
• or big game permits that are not explicitly<00:04:32.800><c> provided</c><00:04:33.440><c> for</c><00

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Starkey of the Highway Patrol Administration and law enforcement officer Destiny Woods from the Arkansas Game
• Highway Patrol Administration, and we have law enforcement officer Destiny Woods from the Arkansas Game
• Destiny Woods from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, would you please give them a round of applause
• Today, Trooper Bowers is based at Troop E in North Carolina.
• Today, Trooper Bailey Bowers is based at Troop E in northwest Arkansas, and he is just one of many state

Summary: The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor. In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• I'm co-chair of the Alliance for Democracy, which is based on a 1995 article in Nation magazine 30 years
• But, you know, one of the reasons it's, one of the things about this is it's not It's not a zero-sum game
• They're having to spend more money because that's the way that the game is played.
• We're saying change the game. Thank you.
• When Montana moves forward this November and they put it up to a vote, I would be shocked, based on the

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Finance met as a subcommittee at first due to a lack of quorum, then established quorum and proceeded with an informational hearing on AB 1984 by Assemblymember Rogers. The bill was presented as an effort to reduce the influence of money in politics by limiting political spending by corporations and other state-created entities, with supporters arguing that Citizens United has fueled dark money, eroded public trust, and distorted democracy. Testimony in support came from the author, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Nancy Price of the Alliance for Democracy, and several advocacy groups and individuals, who emphasized corruption concerns, the need for transparency, and the view that the bill would make elections more accountable and less dominated by anonymous spending. Committee members raised concerns about constitutionality, the definition of covered entities, and whether the bill could unintentionally favor wealthy individuals or independent expenditures over ordinary candidates. Assemblymember Rubio argued that the measure could disadvantage candidates from poorer districts and shift power toward self-funded or IE-backed campaigns, while Assemblymember Schiavo and others noted the corrosive effect of dark money and the difficulty of running in a system shaped by large outside spending. The author and witnesses responded that the bill would not eliminate all spending, but would require spending to come from identifiable individuals and reduce anonymous corporate and dark-money channels. Opposition testimony came from the California Chamber of Commerce, which argued the bill would be unconstitutional under First Amendment precedent and would silence businesses and nonprofits rather than solve the underlying problem. Additional opposition was voiced by the California Building Industry Association and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. The committee also briefly considered and passed the consent calendar, including AB 2607, by roll call vote. The hearing on AB 1984 remained informational only, and no vote was taken on the bill before the meeting adjourned.

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• 15:48.000><c> of</c> incorporate anything near the level of incorporate anything near the level of skill
• 15:48.880><c> need</c><00:15:49.199><c> to</c><00:15:49.519><c> hire</c><00:15:49.920><c> that</c> skill
• we would need to hire that skill we would need to hire that position.<00:15:51.120><c> So</c><00:15:
• However, based on similar measures in recent years and the position that the board has taken previously
• However, based on similar measures in recent years and the position that the board has taken previously

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Labor and Technology and Public Safety and Military Affairs considered three bills. SB 2141 would reclassify certain Department of Law Enforcement leadership and employees as Class A members for retirement purposes and adjust retirement benefit calculations. DLE supported the bill, saying it would address retirement classification without enhancing benefits, while the Employees’ Retirement System said it had no formal board position but wanted key provisions preserved. The Deputy Attorney General raised a potential title/subject issue and warned the bill could be vulnerable to challenge because the reclassification, contribution changes, and benefit calculations are in separate statutory sections. After questions about the number of affected employees and possible amendments, the committees deferred the bill. SB 2593 would exempt certain Law Enforcement Standards Board positions from civil service and collective bargaining. The board’s administrator said the positions would handle sensitive and confidential information and require specialized experience, and the board chair’s representative said the bill was important to meet certification deadlines. Opposition testimony from HGA argued exempt employees are at-will and suggested civil service protections should remain, with any staffing issues handled through reclassification or other personnel tools. Committee members questioned whether the positions could instead be civil service but excluded from bargaining, and staff explained the distinction between civil service exemption and collective bargaining exclusion. The committees ultimately recommended passing SB 2593 with amendments, including a deferred effective date of January 1, 2077, and the recommendation was adopted. SB 2824 would create a bribery-related reporting duty for public servants. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said it would establish a clear duty to report known or suspected bribery and strengthen public trust. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, saying it would criminalize an affirmative duty to report another person’s misconduct. After limited discussion, both committees voted to pass SB 2824 with amendments, including a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then adjourned.

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• > qualifications that need to be uh qualifications that need to be uh implemented<00:09:40.800><c> based
• on your research and implemented based on your research and understanding<00:09:42.640><c> on</c><00
• donate sunscreen at the Louisville up to donate sunscreen at the Louisville Bats<00:19:27.679><c> game
• > working</c><00:19:28.559><c> on</c><00:19:28.720><c> events</c><00:19:28.960><c> during</c> Bats game
• and working on events during Bats game and working on events during Derby<00:19:29.600><c> week,</c>

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:02 Bills for Consideration: 26RS HB 383: 1:03 26RS HB 469: 6:32 26RS HB 586: 14:46 26RS HB 621: 19:58 Adjournment: 28:32, 958, all

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• It was based on a novel written in 1940 by Margaret Landon.
• after-school program that provides students with opportunities to explore the arts, build leadership skills
• after-school program that provides students with opportunities to explore the arts, build leadership skills
• on Cesar Chavez. marketed different political agendas based on Cesar Chavez.
• Based on the October 2022 report, there was still a need, even at that time, for 98 additional judicial

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• review if all parties have consented to the transfer and agreed that the judicial review can occur based
• of justice, would not cause substantial prejudice to any party, and that judicial review can occur based
• finding that all parties had consented to the transfer and agreed that the judicial review could occur based
• finding that all parties had consented to the transfer and agreed that the judicial review could occur based
• It's essential to clarify the broad array of facilities: mental health facilities, skilled nursing facilities

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: 904, all

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• review if all parties have consented to the transfer and agreed that the judicial review can occur based
• upon the agency record or, lacking unanimous consent,... ...review can occur based upon the agency record
• of justice, would not cause substantial prejudice to any party, and that judicial review can occur based
• finding that all parties had consented to the transfer and agreed that the judicial review could occur based
• It's essential to clarify the broad array of facilities: mental health facilities, skilled nursing facilities

Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. On SB 5906, the SAFE Act, staff and Sen. Hansen described protections limiting immigration enforcement access to non-public areas in schools, early learning settings, higher education, health care facilities, adult family homes, and ballot-processing areas, and restricting collection of immigration-status information. Supporters said the bill would clarify and strengthen existing Keep Washington Working policies, while some witnesses requested amendments to better define health care facilities, clarify adult family home and election-related provisions, and keep Section 6 on ballot security. Some members questioned the factual basis for reported ICE activity near schools and daycares and the distinction between judicial and administrative warrants. The committee also heard SB 5886 on personality rights and forged digital likenesses. Staff explained that the bill would add digitally created or modified likenesses to the Personality Rights Act, raise civil penalties, and allow recovery of actual and non-economic damages in forged-digital-likeness cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address AI deepfakes and identity misuse while preserving satire and fair use; student and advocacy witnesses supported the measure as a way to protect students and victims of digital impersonation. The committee then heard SB 5169, which expands child hearsay and closed-circuit testimony rules to older children and additional offenses. Prosecutors and forensic interviewers supported the bill as necessary in trafficking and child abuse cases, while defense advocates opposed it as an overbroad expansion that could raise confrontation-clause issues and create legal challenges. Additional hearings included SB 5865, which would move garnishment form updates from statute to the Washington Pattern Forms Committee; judges supported it as a way to fix a wage-withholding calculation error and allow future updates without legislation. SB 5912 would reinstate the Indigent Defense Task Force to study statewide public defense delivery and recommend sustainable reforms; counties, the Office of Public Defense, and defense groups supported it. SB 6009 would make permanent the current process for direct review of administrative decisions by the Court of Appeals and retain land-use transfer provisions; a Court of Appeals judge supported the bill. SB 6087 would extend limited liability for donations of children’s items to religious organizations and add strollers and car seats, with support from Zero Waste Washington. The committee did not take final votes on these bills during the hearing.

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• testimony from NUCOR about how the need to obtain a Clean Water Act permit triggered significant delays based
• connection and relatively permanent water that have been left undefined and open to interpretation based
• advanced energy sources, such as hydrogen and carbon capture and utilization, it's clear our training and skill
• It stabilizes communities, employee bases, volunteer bases, home ownership. is a public good.
• allows it creates chaos in the construction industry and it doesn't allow us to get the safest most skilled

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

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• It won't be based on just the USGS.
• It won't be based on just the USGS.
• We also have another 115 with North Dakota Game and Fish.
• And that department, is that the Fish and Game that you're talking about, or Game and Fish?
• I don't think we are because it's based on productivity.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a series of statutory reports from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Water Resources. Chair Hauck noted that Legislative Management had denied the committee’s earlier request for a fertilizer capacity study, and that the committee would also revisit the proposed Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger later in the day. Commissioner Doug Goring reported on several agriculture topics, including uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, irrigation expansion potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and usage in North Dakota. He emphasized that fertilizer supply depends heavily on natural gas and water, that most nitrogen fertilizer is imported, and that large-scale fertilizer plants require very large capital investments. Members discussed fertilizer storage, natural gas pipeline capacity, water availability, and the role of state infrastructure in supporting value-added agriculture. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the tool was created under 2017 legislation to help evaluate projects expected to cost $1 million or more, and that the department is proposing adjustments to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and changing hydrologic data. He said the changes would remain focused on direct, demonstrable costs and benefits, not indirect impacts, and would be implemented through guidance and operating procedures rather than statutory changes. Committee members and water users discussed whether the revisions would better reflect real-world conditions, including deferred maintenance, changing rainfall patterns, and downstream effects. A representative from the Water Resource District Association said the group was working with DWR and hoped to review test scenarios before the June meeting. The committee then received a detailed presentation on Devils Lake, its outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. State Engineer John Paskowski reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow constraints, and the purpose of the Tolna Coulee structure in limiting head cutting and preventing uncontrolled downstream releases. Members questioned whether the structure was effectively a dam, whether the lake would naturally overflow without it, the last time the outlets ran, and whether water quality in Devils Lake has improved over time. Paskowski said the outlets last operated in August 2025, that sulfate levels still limit operations, and that the lake has freshened somewhat but not enough to eliminate water-quality concerns. The discussion also touched on whether water from flooded areas or closed-basin systems could be reused for irrigation, and on the broader implications of wet cycles, inundated land, and drainage management across the state.

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• Um, based on existed for a long time.
• </c> organizations have political risk based organizations have political risk based on<00:19:45.919>
• </c> um 91% of the community-based um 91% of the community-based organizations<00:24:51.279><c> said<
• c> Community-based organizations are facing Community-based organizations are facing not<00:26:15.520
• </c> safety net supported by community-based safety net supported by community-based organizations<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services held an informational briefing on the impacts of federal funding cuts, inflation, labor shortages, and chronic underfunding on Hawaii’s nonprofit social safety net. Hawaii Community Foundation opened with a story about a federal worker family relying on food pantry support, then described a “perfect storm” facing human services nonprofits: historically high demand, rising costs, staffing challenges, federal cuts, and state and county contracts that do not cover true service costs. The foundation said it has reactivated its Hawaii Resilience Fund, launched strengthened service grants, and is tracking policy changes and data to help nonprofits respond. Trey Gordner of UHERO presented research on the vulnerability of Hawaii’s nonprofit sector, explaining a framework that assessed political, financial, and structural risk. He said about 8,200 501(c)(3) nonprofits are active in Hawaii, but only about 200 receive direct federal funds; 74 grants to 59 organizations were flagged as politically at risk, totaling about $126 million in unpaid obligations. He said about 68 of the direct-funding recipients rely on federal funds for more than 20% of annual revenue, and that human services nonprofits are among the most exposed subsectors because they serve vulnerable populations and depend heavily on federal support. Catholic Charities Hawaii and the Hawaii True Cost Coalition said community-based organizations were already under strain before the current crisis, with most contracts not covering full costs and many groups depending on private philanthropy to fill gaps. They reported that half of surveyed organizations expect to reduce programs, more than a third may decline future contracts, and some are waiting months for reimbursements. Examples included reduced shelter admissions, fewer case management hours, and cutbacks in kūpuna services. The coalition urged higher contract rates, regular inflation and cost-of-living reviews, and timely reimbursement; no votes or formal actions were taken. Partners in Development Foundation described the loss of Native Hawaiian education funding as especially damaging, saying the federal Department of Education has zeroed out support that creates a roughly $46 million gap, including about $20 million for early childhood programs. The speaker shared a family story from the Nā Pono program to illustrate how early learning services support both children and parents, and warned that the organization’s federal funds make up 72% of its budget. The briefing ended with a call for continued emergency funding and longer-term structural changes to sustain nonprofits statewide.

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• Insurance rates should be based on risk factors, not whether you're likely to pay more for insurance
• It's always a game of finger pointing. No department will finally take responsibility.
• It's just a giant game of finger pointing.
• And I believe that the foundational problem that underpins all of this deflection, all of this blame game
• The Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, attendance, and a series of recesses and caucus calls. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Larry Horn of the Michigan Senate Police Department and later honored departing staff members Macy Maine, Maddie Cutler, and Julia Schmidt. Senator Geiss delivered a statement marking the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing its legacy and the need to protect and strengthen civil rights protections. The Senate received House messages on Senate Bills 870 and 878, with SB 878 sent to conference. It also introduced several new measures, including Senate Joint Resolution L and Senate Bills 1085 through 1091, plus House Bills 4833, 5152, 5153, and 5727, referring them to the appropriate committees. The chamber discharged multiple committees from further consideration of bills and suspended rules several times to move legislation onto the General Orders calendar and to allow committee meetings during session. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 4072 and Senate Bills 792, 793, 1013, and 947. SB 1013, dealing with the Insurance Code and price optimization, included a failed Tice amendment and passed 34-3. SB 947, concerning dam safety under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, drew supportive remarks from Senator McMorrow and a strong no-vote explanation from Senator McBroom before passing 22-15. The Senate also adopted a McMorrow substitute for SB 947 and later considered a large group of bills in Committee of the Whole, reporting many with amendments and others without amendment for third reading. The session ended with the Senate adjourning until Friday, July 3rd at 12:15 a.m.

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• The bill reflects careful public policy that is scientifically based, keeps rules regarding indemnification
• The bill reflects careful public policy that is scientifically based, keeps rules regarding indemnification
• And I'm going to make a clarification based on your first witness testimony. Thank you.
• They all struggle to look over the fence to see the baseball game in different ways.
• They all struggle to look over the fence to see the baseball game in different ways.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Keywords: 987, senate, all